fat mike writes almost all the songs for nofx. he's one of the few bassists that does that. plus his a lot of his lines are fun and light hearted, and not so idotically simple (anyone hear 'so long and thanks for all the shoes'?)
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MEGA THREAD:: Favorite/Best Punk Bassist
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some one please humor me and say they like Jason Black... or even Eben from Saves the Day.. .better yet the dude from Small Brown Bike ... he does 16th notes really fast that drive every song... I like it
So long and thanks for the shoes was the first NOFX album i ever got. I can sing the lyrics all the way through without the music (except Champ Elysess). I saw someone in here say that punk bass lines suck. In my opinion, the guitar lines are simple, however most basslines in punk are fairly complex. Didnt fat mike play the guitar on some of NOFX's earlier stuff???
Matt Freeman...... he kicks so much ass its almost uncomprehendable! (nice usage of a big word huh?) Yeah, anyway, hes really good and hes definately my favorite.
Whoever said the bassist from Hot Water Music, I gotta agree with you 100%. He is amazing, and his tone is really great too. If you like punk and haven't heard these guys, you should check em out. I am in love with this guy's basslines.
Also, when I saw Anti-Flag, the bassplayer was all over the fretboard (and fast of course) It basically sounds like scale runs but they are pretty precise.
josh
Also, when I saw Anti-Flag, the bassplayer was all over the fretboard (and fast of course) It basically sounds like scale runs but they are pretty precise.
josh
damm you beat me to it, i was about to mention chris from anti flag. that guy's bass lines are pretty fast and complicated a lot of the time, sometimes its a real pain to learn the song.
yeah,Mike from mxpx is really good too.my favorites are Fat mike,Roger from ltj,and mike from mxpx.each person has a totaly different kind of playing.Plus,i haven't heard a lot of punk bassists use chords.Fat mike plays chords on the decline,we threw gasoline on the fire,and a lot more,he is really good.Mike dirnt from green day has a cool style too.he pretty much just sticks to what the guitar is playing,but he play fills between eveycouple chords.ok,whatever bye
YES!!! Finally (I hope that wasn't just to humor me)... this kid has got his head on his shoulders
IT DEFINETLY HAS TO BE THE BASSIST FROM SUBHUMANS "TROTSKY" YOU SHOULD GET THAT SONG "SOCIETY" AND "ANIMAL" AND YOULL SEE WHAT I MEAN
i cant believe more people havent said mike watt, cmon, where are all the people that listen to the minutemen????
I'd have to say Mike Herrera of MxPx is the best. He is not just like today's punk bassists where it is just the 4 chord progression. If you listen closely on the older albums like LET IT HAPPEN, POKINATCHA, or even MXPX LIVE AT THE SHOW. He is always playing some kind of bassline in the back.
1. Mike Herrera
2. Matt Freeman
3. Mike Dirnt
I'd give it to you RANCID fans, Matt is awesome.
1. Mike Herrera
2. Matt Freeman
3. Mike Dirnt
I'd give it to you RANCID fans, Matt is awesome.
i put that trotsky was the bassist from subhumans but its phil that is and i found another good song with a lot of bass called drugs of youth
I just saw the Warped Tour show in Pompano Beach, Fla. the other day, and got to see a bunch of great "punk" bassists in one day! Matt Freeman was great, but the guy who really blew my doors off was Randy Bradbury from Pennywise. Not only because he played the hell out of their whole set, but he also filled in with The Vandals and totally kicked ass on their stuff, too. He is fierce, and beyond melodic when he wants to be. The guy from AFI was good, too, but I didn't really care for them on the whole.
Jerry Only from the Misfits is pretty badass. So is matt freeman, and Eric Wilson if you consider sublime punk at all.
